The first people outside of Chrysler to drive the new SRT Viper were the supremely lucky game designers at Forza 4, which explains how we saw stills of the vehicle on the digital track before the reveal.

Nothing will actually match the sound of the real Viper, which SRT Brand President Ralph Gilles made clear to all of us as he madly revved the snake's atomic V10 engine. But it's the easiest way for anyone who isn't a Fiat heir to slide into the razor thin Ferrari-esque seats.